Five Real-Time Earth Sites Around the World to
be Directly Connected to Microsoft WAN to Enable High-Speed
Data Transfer
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 11,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a
global communications company, today announced through a
collaboration with Microsoft Azure Orbital, the global Viasat
Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground service is now accessible through the
Azure marketplace. Five RTE sites will be equipped with high-speed
connectivity directly to the Azure cloud platform.
Satellite operators are able to schedule passes on RTE antenna
systems and will soon be able to rely on secure end-to-end
connectivity with Azure over the private Microsoft WAN. This
solution is ideal for commercial satellite operators seeking high
throughput, low latency connectivity with their spacecraft, coupled
with the security and resiliency of the cloud.
"Viasat Real-Time Earth is enabling remote sensing satellite
operators who are pushing the envelope of high-rate downlinks,"
said John Williams, vice president
Viasat Real-Time Earth. "Our strong relationship with Microsoft
enables those same customers, through increased access to our
ground service, Azure Orbital, and a dependable, high-speed
terrestrial network, to reduce the time it takes to downlink and
deliver massive amounts of data."
"The new capabilities Microsoft Azure Orbital brings together
with Viasat RTE are transformational for ground stations and
customers pushing for rapid innovation like True Anomaly," said
Stephen Kitay, senior director,
Azure Space at Microsoft. "This collaboration plays a role in
increasing resiliency and reducing latency with real-time streaming
across the space community."
Commercial satellite operators are moving towards higher and
higher downlink rates, which brings down the cost of delivering
data from space to the ground. To achieve this, many satellite
operators have moved to Ka-band, which provides over three times
more bandwidth than the traditional, and crowded, X-band spectrum
for remote sensing missions. With Viasat, satellite operators
flying electro-optical, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and
hyperspectral payloads, gain access to an already established
global network of Ka-band antennas for remote sensing missions.
Viasat RTE provides Ground-Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS)
capabilities to connect commercial and government customers with
their satellites on a pay-per-use basis. It is a fully-managed,
cost-effective ground network that enables operators with
geosynchronous orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) and low earth
orbit (LEO) satellites using the S-, X- and Ka-bands, to meet
increasing data requirements.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company
that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how
consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat,
visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe
harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward looking statements include among
others, statements about the connection of high-speed connection
from Viasat RTE sites to the Azure cloud; and the features and
benefits of the RTE solution. Readers are cautioned that actual
results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed
in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ include: risks associated with the construction,
launch and operation of satellites, including the effect of any
anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite
performance; contractual problems; product defects; regulatory
issues; not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or
that do not perform according to expectations; and other factors
affecting the communications market generally. In addition, please
refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings
available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.
Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements for any reason.
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Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of
Viasat, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used
for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
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